Upcoming Mortal Kombat is reportedly a reboot titled Mortal Kombat 1

It appears that the new Mortal Kombat will not be Mortal Kombat 12, but instead, a reboot titled "Mortal Kombat 1," according to an official teaser as well as a leak.

The details:

• On May 10, the game's official Twitter account posted a new teaser for the upcoming Mortal Kombat. The teaser follows the second hand of a clock clockwise until it reaches 11, then jumps past 12 directly to 1. This has led many to believe that the series will be completely rebooted with a new storyline.
• The theory of a reboot appears to be correct, as trustworthy leaker @billbil-kun has revealed some alleged information about the game, including its title, Mortal Kombat 1. It will reportedly be available as a PC and current-generation exclusive, but, surprisingly, a Nintendo Switch version will also be available. Because of the handheld's limited power, it may be a cloud or "lite" version of the game that lacks certain content and has poorer performance and visual quality. WindowsCentral’s Jez Corden also confirmed that he had heard similar information, including a September 2023 release date.
• Rumors of a reboot began to circulate earlier this month after NetherRealm released a teaser video showing what appeared to be sand falling from an hourglass before zooming in on the final grain before it explodes. Many speculated that it was related to Kronika, the antagonist of Mortal Kombat 11 and the "Keeper of Time," who used an hourglass to control time and space. The events of Mortal Kombat 11's DLC also may have suggested that a reboot was in the works.

More upcoming games:

• Mirage and Nexus, two upcoming Assassin's Creed games, have reportedly been internally delayed by Ubisoft for an unknown reason. Mirage will now be released in October 2023, rather than the original August release date, and Nexus will arrive a "couple of months" later than expected.
• According to Matthew Griffin, Team Cherry's marketing and publishing lead, the sequel to the hit 2017 Metroidvania, Hollow Knight: Silksong, has been delayed past the first half of 2023. Griffin stated that the development team is "excited by how the game is shaping up," but that it has "gotten quite big.”
• Capcom has announced a Street Fighter 6 open beta that will take place between May 19 and May 21. The beta will contain the same content as the closed beta test from December 2022, with additional changes coming with the game's full release in June.